DISTRICT

[noun] [C] - an area of a country or town which has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or which has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areasSouth Cambridgeshire District CouncilWhich is the richest district of New York?We're going to the Lake District/the Peak District for the weekend.The Sunday market attracts people from all over the district (= surrounding area).There will be fog in some districts (= parts of the country) tonight.(US) The District is a name used for Washington, D.C.A district attorney ( DA) is a lawyer working in a particular area of the US, who represents the government in a trial in a law court by trying to prove that a particular person has committed a crime.(UK) A district nurse is a person who is employed in a particular area to care for people who are ill or injured, often visiting them in their homes.